Jenny Wheeler Dubbo Hospital, Myall St, Dubbo, NSW, 2830, jenny.wheeler@health.nsw.gov.au Patients living outside Dubbo, WNSWLHD, were travelling hundreds of kilometres for simple fracture management. Patients, family and friends incurred costs from time off work, school, travel, food, accommodation and discomfit,...
- June 20, 2016
Caroline Phillips1, Ann Cuypers2 1Kimberley Mental Health & Drug Service, PO Box 64 Broome WA 6725, Caroline.Phillips@health.wa.gov.au 2Bunbury (WA) Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, PO Box 553 Bunbury WA 6725, Ann.Cuypers@health.wa.gov.au Background: We conduct therapy within group and individual...
- June 20, 2016
Heather Scriven1, Darren Doherty2 1South West Hospital & Health Service, St George Hospital, St George Community & Allied Health Building –. P.O Box 602 St. George, QLD, 4487.(Work email) heather.scriven@health.qld.gov.au and (home email) rjscrivo@bigpond.net.au 2Gold Coast Hospital & Health Service. Interdisciplinary...
- June 17, 2016
Fiona Murray 1Country Health South Australia 22 King William Street SA 5000. fiona.murray@health.sa.gov.au Chronic wounds represent a silent epidemic which places a considerable drain on healthcare resources. Graves and Zheng 2014 have estimated the cost to the Australian health system...
- June 17, 2016
Luke Wakely1, Kym Rae2, Diana Keatinge3 1The University of Newcastle Department of Rural Health, 114-148 Johnston Street Tamworth, NSW, 2340, luke.wakely@newcastle.edu,au 2The University of Newcastle Department of Rural Health & Gomeroi gaaynggal Program 2/1 Hinkler Street Tamworth NSW 2340, kym.rae@newcastle.edu.au...
- June 17, 2016
The transition from being a dental student to a competent practitioner is challenging. In preparing final year students who are work-ready to enter the workforce, medical and dental schools in many countries have designed rural placement programmes. The rural placement...
- June 17, 2016
M Castle1 & B Winzer2 1Northeast Heath Wangaratta, 35-47 Green Street, Wangaratta, Victoria, 3677, Meredith.Castle@nhw.hume.org.au 2Northeast Heath Wangaratta, 35-47 Green Street, Wangaratta, Victoria, 3677, Brooke.Winzer@nhw.hume.org.au In 2015, I conducted a clinical trial, forming part of a coursework Master’s degree, while...
- June 17, 2016
Robyn Vincent1, Jordan Madigan2 1Allied Health Professional (Occupational Therapist), Community based support, Transition Care Program, Murray Mallee Community Health Service, Riverland Mallee Coorong Region, CHSALHN, PO Box 346, Murray Bridge SA 5253, email: robyn.vincent@sa.gov.au 2Physiotherapist, Transition Care Program, Murray Mallee...
- June 17, 2016
Inga Alexander 1Occupational Therapist for Central Queensland and Central West; Queensland Health, Level 2 – Allied Health Department Rockhampton Hospital, Rockhampton, Q. 4700 Inga.Alexander@health.qld.gov.au With health care becoming more diverse, sexuality has become acknowledged as a part of human nature and viewed as...
- June 17, 2016
Alison Holt 1Barossa Hills Fleurieu Region, Country Health South Australia LHN, PO Box 196, Gawler SA 5118 Change. It’s happening everywhere and it’s happening fast. Change weary… Change fatigue… change resistant. Health professionals playing the role of the victims of...
- June 17, 2016
